1. (

• position ,
• posture ,
• attitude ,

) the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" ;

2. (

• carriage ,
• bearing ,
• posture ,

) characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" ;

3. (

• position ,
• stance ,
• posture

) a rationalized mental attitude ;

4. (

• military_capability ,
• military_strength ,
• strength ,
• military_posture ,
• posture ,

) capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" ;

1. (

• pose ,
• posture

) behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him;

2. (

• model ,
• pose ,
• sit ,
• posture

) assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" ;